In this lesson, students identify the events that led to the decision to send a man to the moon, examine some of the work necessary to make the Apollo project possible, evaluate arguments for preserving historic sites relating to the space program, and discuss comparable debates about preserving places in their own community that are associated with recent history.

In this lesson, students will gain an understanding of the events and outcome of the Battle of Cowpens. They will also understand how the geographic features of the land played into the decision to stand and fight, as well as how those features helped the Patriots win the battle. Students will furthermore better understand the role of Daniel Morgan and how his leadership style further cemented a victory. Students will practice reading and speaking skills as well.

In this lesson, students will identify common character traits as the teacher reads a grade appropriate Ben Franklin informational biography.

In this lesson, students learn about 19th century trade items and make decisions to get a good trade deal.

Students will illustrate how the use, conservation or depletion of natural resources affects an area. They will also show how people "return to nature" hoping to find inspiration that will help them cope with the stresses of their everyday lives.

In this lesson, students learn about the concept of carrying capacity by looking at the factors that allow animals to thrive in some areas, but not in others.

In this lesson, students describe the cyclical relationship between carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and plants on earth which trap and store carbon. Students will identify where carbon in the soil comes from.

In this lesson, students identify atoms as the smallest building block of matter and explain that atoms, in different combinations, form different materials. Students will also differentiate between photosynthesis and respiration.

In this lesson, students create their version of Lady Liberty in a fun and artistic way. Students will draw their own Statues of Liberty that reflect their ideas about what she represents.

In this unit from the National Park Service Unit, students will describe how racism affected African American service men in the early 20th century and how Colonel Charles Young persevered through it, as well as develop and defend a theory to explain why men and women volunteer to serve in the Army. Additionally, students will investigate, analyze, and report on one of three topics covered in an optional activity: 1) Bias in news reporting and its challenge for historians; 2) Civil rights and the U.S. military; 3) A local history investigation at a nearby cemetery to study WWI.

In this lesson, students explore some of the issues affecting Yellowstone National Park. They will work in small groups to consider management issues that meet both of the conflicting mandates that the National Park Service must follow. After the investigation, students will be able to answer the question: How does the National Park Service attempt to balance the dueling mandates of preservation and use in complex dilemmas?

In this lesson, students will organize details about two estuaries on opposite coasts in a way that highlights how the Chesapeake Bay and Puget Sound are similar and how they are different. Given prompts, students will research, collect and organize details in a chart type format.

In this lesson, students will use multiple sources to develop arguments about the effectiveness of FDR's Relief, Recovery and Reform programs toward environmental preservation.

In this curriculum unit from the National Park Service, A Field of Dreams: THe Jackie Robinson Ballpark, students will explore Daytona Beach’s City Island baseball stadium, a place where the dream of racial equality in baseball took a great leap toward reality. Through this unit, students will be able to describe the effects of Jim Crow and explain how African Americans were discriminated against in the early 20th Century; explain how and why segregation in Daytona Beach might be seen as less severe than in other parts of Florida; describe who Jackie Robinson was and what he accomplished; compare and contrast the treatment of Jackie Robinson in Dayton with other ballparks in segregated towns; and plan and conduct a local history project related to African American history and Civil Rights.

Students can learn about the Fur Trade surrounding Fort Union in Montana during the 19th Century. They will learn about the economic impact and the relations between the whites and the Native Americans.

In this lesson, students participate in a game where students try to become fossils while traveling through the lifecycles of animals. Discussion is geared toward why it is difficult to become a fossil and what types of animals are more likely to become fossilized. Different modes of fossilization will also be discussed.

In this lesson, students explore how the French and Indian War affected the American Revolution.

In this lesson, students read about one of 14 primary documents or artifacts associated with the French and Indian War, and then analyze the document or artifact.

In this activity, students play a simple game to review the three basic types of rocks and the characteristics of each.